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Grimm Brothers Brewhouse and Tivoli Distributing Co. on Monday announced a distribution agreement to send Grimm’s beers to Denver and Boulder.

Tivoli Distributing, based in Denver, will handle sales and distribution of Grimm Brothers’ products in the Denver and Boulder regions.

Grimm Brothers beer evangelist Russell Fruits said brewery brass has been in talks with distributors since the brewery expanded last fall by adding two 30-barrel fermenters.

In January, Fruits said they settled on Tivoli because of its smaller size and focus on Colorado craft beers.

“It’s a match made in heaven ... I think it is a great opportunity,” Fruits said. “It’s going to reach us out and introduce us to a whole lot of new people.”

Grimm already had a limited presence in Boulder for the past three months as Fruits drove beer there.

With the addition of Boulder and Denver to its Northern Colorado markets, covered by American Eagle Distributing Co., all of Grimm Brothers’ main line and specialty beers will be available in kegs and bottles from Denver to Fort Collins.

The beers will even be available in Denver International Airport, providing visitors from around the world a taste of Loveland.

Fruits said they have plans to expand farther south and along Interstate 70 in the future.

“This arrangement will allow Grimm Brothers to devote increased time and effort to product and production improvements, while maintaining high customer satisfaction levels,” said President Don Chapman said in a written news release

The brewery jumped out to a fast start after opening in July 2010, taking home a gold medal for its Little Red Cap beer at that year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

Tivoli CEO Corey Marshall revived the brand and recipe behind Tivoli Brewing Co. Along with the brewery, Marshall started Tivoli Distributing to distribute his beers.

Grimm is the first brewery the distributor has partnered with, as Marshall said his company looks to tailor its distribution to nanobreweries throughout the state.

He said that he would consider working with Fort Collins breweries, as long as they don’t compete with Grimm Brothers.